Comments on: The vegetable garden: and so it begins http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/ Wife. Mother. Doula. Activist. Pacifist. Feminist. Environmentalist. World Citizen. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Peggy Tiffany http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2053 Peggy Tiffany Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:59:58 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2053 Dear Kristina and Richard, It will be fun to see the results of your farming methods. Afterall,Kristina, you did graduate in Agrricultural economics from WSU. I hope your hose watering is better than the desert garden I watered in front of our Grand Junction home. It became a "wildly - tropical" desert garden form my over nurturing - over watering. I really did like Connor's 7 foot tall Sunflower that grew in your garden last year. I'm sure Connor and Siena will learn a lot about where food comes from and we can all learn to appreciate the farmers of America. Love, Mom (Gram) Dear Kristina and Richard, It will be fun to see the results of your farming methods. Afterall,Kristina, you did graduate in Agrricultural economics from WSU. I hope your hose watering is better than the desert garden I watered in front of our Grand Junction home. It became a “wildly - tropical” desert garden form my over nurturing - over watering. I really did like Connor’s 7 foot tall Sunflower that grew in your garden last year.
I’m sure Connor and Siena will learn a lot about where food comes from and we can all learn to appreciate the farmers of America.
Love, Mom (Gram)

]]> By: Tiarnna http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2051 Tiarnna Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:22:54 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2051 Yum.....when do we eat?? And its funny, this is the first year I skipped the seed catalogs and went to Walmart for instant gratification. ROFL I do the SFG meathod and love it!!! Its really a neat idea. I like taking various meathods and making it your own. Can't wait to see the first harvest! Yum…..when do we eat??

And its funny, this is the first year I skipped the seed catalogs and went to Walmart for instant gratification. ROFL

I do the SFG meathod and love it!!! Its really a neat idea. I like taking various meathods and making it your own. Can’t wait to see the first harvest!

]]> By: Jen V. http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2050 Jen V. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:25:13 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2050 Kristina - that's awesome! I hate veggies but I love your veggie garden! Kristina - that’s awesome! I hate veggies but I love your veggie garden!

]]> By: DAD http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2049 DAD Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:25:27 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2049 I have a remarkably similar approach. I carefully measure the distance between the aisles of produce at Safeway, then I cautiously shove a grocery cart down each, one at a time, selecting legumes and other vegetables, being careful not to bruise the parsley. Repeat in frozen food section. Everything is ripe exactly when needed! Seriously, we look forward to eating some of your resulting produce. Last year's tomatoes were pretty tasty. And -- why not be widely optimistic. IT”S SPRING! I have a remarkably similar approach. I carefully measure the distance between the aisles of produce at Safeway, then I cautiously shove a grocery cart down each, one at a time, selecting legumes and other vegetables, being careful not to bruise the parsley. Repeat in frozen food section. Everything is ripe exactly when needed! Seriously, we look forward to eating some of your resulting produce. Last year’s tomatoes were pretty tasty. And — why not be widely optimistic. IT”S SPRING!

]]> By: Dan http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2048 Dan Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:51:19 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2048 Blimey, you're organised. I'm intending to have a real go at doing the veg gardening this year. When I can find time that is. There is still risk of frosts here so I'm waiting a few weeks until I plant stuff out. I've got my sweetpeas and my tomatoes in pots on the windowsill already though. Blimey, you’re organised.

I’m intending to have a real go at doing the veg gardening this year. When I can find time that is.

There is still risk of frosts here so I’m waiting a few weeks until I plant stuff out. I’ve got my sweetpeas and my tomatoes in pots on the windowsill already though.

]]> By: Cheeky http://americanmum.com/2008/03/30/the-vegetable-garden-and-so-it-begins/#comment-2046 Cheeky Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:49:47 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-2046 I think that 3' wide beds are a good idea. I built 4' beds one year and boy, hunching over to reach the center of the bed for any length of time was somewhat discouraging to the gardening effort. And damn, I wish I'd had whatever that rolling thing is you're sitting on! I think that 3′ wide beds are a good idea. I built 4′ beds one year and boy, hunching over to reach the center of the bed for any length of time was somewhat discouraging to the gardening effort. And damn, I wish I’d had whatever that rolling thing is you’re sitting on!

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